East Bridgewater to vote in November

East Bridgewater voters will consider a $1.25 million permanent tax increase, or override, when they cast their ballots during this November’s Presidential Election.

If it passes, a Capital Stabilization Fund would be established and used to cover the cost of capital projects. Selectmen say voters will pay less under such an arrangement, in the long run, than they will by funding separate debt exclusions for each project.

The calculated impact of the override on the owner of an average home in town is about $260. The voters would ultimately control use of the Capital Stabilization money, since no project would be paid for through that account unless it was first approved by Town Meeting. Last year, voters considered this same question and defeated it.

Christine Legere